Lawyer Bio : Kelvin H. Chin
Kelvin H. Chin
"Kel"
Raleigh
*Mr. Chin is not licensed to practice law. His activities are directly supervised by members of the firm licensed to practice law.
Raleigh/RTP Sales Director
Kel has more than 20 years experience in business and legal services leading and growing startups, middle market turnarounds and global organizations. He has lived in Asia and Europe working closely with ministers of countries and business leaders, and has taught multicultural and leadership seminars at MIT's Sloan School of Management. Kel is a pioneer in legal sales being among the first in the U.S. to focus full-time on sales efforts within a large law firm. At Womble Carlyle, he is responsible for leading consultative, client-centric sales initiatives especially in Life Sciences, Product Liability, and Environmental/Energy/Toxic Torts. Kel brings a real-world, practical perspective having worked closely with both business executives and lawyers alike, having hired law firms as a client/entrepreneur/operations executive himself, and having worked for many years within law firms as well.
Kel has given numerous presentations to state bar associations, international and national industry and trade groups, universities, business and law schools, including many CLEs for the legal profession.
Contact
- (919) 755-8182
- (919) 755-6042
Professional Activities
CSO Boardroom, Hildebrandt International; Legal Sales & Service Organization; Vice Chair, Ombudsman Committee, ADR Section, American Bar Association; Co-Founder and Board Member, Center for Medical Ethics and Mediation; FINRA mediator/arbitrator; Treasurer, ADR Section, San Diego County Bar Association; Mediation Committee, State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB).
Civic Activities
Judge, Lewis Hine Awards, National Child Labor Committee; Founding Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, Wildwood Secondary School, Los Angeles; Alumni Interviewer, Dartmouth College.
Education
B.A., 1973, Dartmouth College, cum laude with High Distinction in French.
M.A., 1974, Yale University, NDFL Fellow in East Asian Languages & Literatures.
J.D., 1983, Boston College Law School.
Prior Business Experience
Chief Client Development Officer and Firm Management, Theodora Oringher Miller & Richman PC, Los Angeles, 2007-2009; Chief Client Development Officer, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Boston, 2004-2007; Ombudsman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2002-2004; President, AgreeOnline, Inc., Los Angeles, 2000-2002; Vice President, American Arbitration Association, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, 1990-2000; Business Mediator, Boston and San Diego, 1986-1990; ERISA Tax Consultant, Boston, 1984-1986; Corporate and summer associate, Choate Hall & Stewart, Boston, 1982-1984; Law clerk, Bingham Dana & Gould, Boston, 1980-1983; Co-founder, Microtex Corporation, Cambridge, 1978-1983; Founding Director in East Asia, Foundation for Creative Intelligence, Hong Kong and South Korea, 1974-1978.
Areas of Proficiency
- Client development